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Is it a constant struggle to keep believing?

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Is it a constant struggle to keep believing?
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Is it a constant struggle to keep believing?
December 22, 2013 at 6:03 pm
This is aimed at ex-Christians really. I've never been religious so have no idea what it is like.

I guess it is a constant struggle to belief in something for which there is no physical evidence. I guess this goes into the field of Cognitive Dissonance, something I know very little about. I imagine it to be a bit like "Doublethink" in 1984.

So what was it like? Were you constantly having doubts, or could you play mental gymnastics and ignore these for large periods of time? Or just assume it was true and not really think properly about it?
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Is it a constant struggle to keep believing?

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Is it a constant struggle to keep believing? - by FreeTony - December 22, 2013 at 6:03 pm
RE: Is it a constant struggle to keep believing? - by Ksa - December 22, 2013 at 6:29 pm
RE: Is it a constant struggle to keep believing? - by Logisch - December 22, 2013 at 6:31 pm
RE: Is it a constant struggle to keep believing? - by FreeTony - December 23, 2013 at 10:09 am
RE: Is it a constant struggle to keep believing? - by Logisch - December 23, 2013 at 10:15 am
RE: Is it a constant struggle to keep believing? - by Drich - December 23, 2013 at 11:11 am
RE: Is it a constant struggle to keep believing? - by tokutter - December 23, 2013 at 11:56 am
RE: Is it a constant struggle to keep believing? - by Drich - December 24, 2013 at 3:50 am
RE: Is it a constant struggle to keep believing? - by Ksa - December 24, 2013 at 3:36 pm
RE: Is it a constant struggle to keep believing? - by Drich - December 25, 2013 at 4:10 am
RE: Is it a constant struggle to keep believing? - by Ksa - December 23, 2013 at 7:30 pm
RE: Is it a constant struggle to keep believing? - by FreeTony - December 23, 2013 at 11:58 am
RE: Is it a constant struggle to keep believing? - by Tonus - December 23, 2013 at 12:11 pm
RE: Is it a constant struggle to keep believing? - by ronedee - December 23, 2013 at 4:11 pm
RE: Is it a constant struggle to keep believing? - by Tonus - December 23, 2013 at 4:41 pm
RE: Is it a constant struggle to keep believing? - by ronedee - December 24, 2013 at 3:19 pm
RE: Is it a constant struggle to keep believing? - by Tonus - December 24, 2013 at 3:25 pm
RE: Is it a constant struggle to keep believing? - by ronedee - December 24, 2013 at 3:31 pm
RE: Is it a constant struggle to keep believing? - by Tonus - December 24, 2013 at 3:35 pm
RE: Is it a constant struggle to keep believing? - by Angrboda - December 24, 2013 at 10:14 pm
RE: Is it a constant struggle to keep believing? - by Angrboda - December 24, 2013 at 11:28 pm
RE: Is it a constant struggle to keep believing? - by Tonus - December 25, 2013 at 6:31 pm

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